Impact of apical foreshortening on deformation measurements: a report from the EACVI-ASE Strain Standardization Task Force

Unlu, SERKAN; Duchenne, Jurgen; Mirea, Oana; Pagourelias, Efstathios; Bezy, Stephanie; Cvijic, Marta; Beela, Ahmed; Thomas, James; Badano, Luigi; Voigt, Jens-Uwe; Hamilton, Jamie; Pedri, Stefano; Lysyansky, Peter; Hansen, Gunnar; Ito, Yasuhiro; Chono, Tomoaki; Vogel, Jane; Prater, David; Song, Joo; Lee, Jin; Houle, Helene; Georgescu, Bogdan; Baumann, Rolf; Mumm, Bernhard; Abe, Yashuhiko; Gorissen, Willem

doi:10.1093/ehjci/jez189

Impact of apical foreshortening on deformation measurements: a report from the EACVI-ASE Strain Standardization Task Force

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Unlu S., Duchenne J., Mirea O., Pagourelias E. D., Bezy S., Cvijic M., ...More

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, vol.21, no.3, pp.337-343, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.1093/ehjci/jez189
Journal Name: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Page Numbers: pp.337-343
Keywords: foreshortening, speckle, strain, tracking, SPECKLE TRACKING, CHAMBER QUANTIFICATION, EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION, CONSENSUS DOCUMENT, DIFFERENT VENDORS, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, RECOMMENDATIONS
Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims Foreshortening of apical views is a common problem in echocardiography. It results in an abnormally thick false apex and a shortened left ventricular (LV) long axis. We sought to evaluate the impact of foreshortened (FS) on LV ejection fraction (LVEF) and layer-specific 2D speckle tracking based segmental (S) and global (G) longitudinal strain (LS) measurements.